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Welcome to Mayo Clinic News Network, a service for the news media operated by Mayo Clinic, subject to your agreement with all of these terms and conditions. In addition, when using particular Mayo Clinic News Network services, you agree to abide by any applicable posted guidelines for those services, which may change from time to time. Mayo Clinic News Network has the right, but is not obligated, to strictly enforce the Agreement through any or all means. Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Website. By accessing or using any part of the web site, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Website or use any services.

Eligibility. Use of this website is only open to members of the legitimate print, broadcast and internet news media ("News Media") in connection with fact gathering and actual news reporting activities ("News Media Activities"). By creating an account on the site, you represent that you are a member of the News Media.

Your Mayo Clinic News Network Account- If you create or have an account on the Website ("Site Members"), you are responsible for maintaining the security of your account, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under the account and any other actions taken in connection with the account. You must immediately notify Mayo Clinic News Network of any unauthorized uses of your account or any other breaches of security. Mayo Clinic News Network will not be liable for any acts or omissions by you, including any damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions.

USE OF CONTENT

1. Subject to your compliance with all terms of this Agreement, Mayo hereby grants Site Members the non-exclusive right to publish, broadcast or air, any of the news content posted to this site by Mayo Clinic ("Mayo Clinic News Network Content") in connection with legitimate news reporting in the following media:

A. Broadcast: Television and radio news programming;

B. Online: in online news content, and news podcasting;

C. Print: in print newspapers and newsletters;

2. You may not:

A. Use the content in any manner except with respect to legitimate news
reporting;

B. Use the content to advertise endorse, or sell any commercial product;

C. Edit the content in a way that materially changes the meaning of the content
or makes it inaccurate;

D. Use the content for any illegal purpose, or in a way that violates any law, rule
or regulation, or the rights of any third party;

3. Mayo Clinic may terminate your account at any time if you violate the terms of this agreement, or if your use of the content in any way materially negatively impacts Mayo Clinic. If Mayo Clinic terminates your account pursuant to this section, you must immediately cease all use of the Mayo Clinic News Network Content.

OWNERSHIP

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